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Warren Buffett’s legacy is at stake via Bill GatesMelinda Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, participates in a panel titled "Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders" at the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2023.
Warren Buffett cares deeply about who will succeed him to run Berkshire Hathaway . But what about the single organization destined to receive much of his stock? Buffett has bequeathed a vast sum to the philanthropic foundation set up by Melinda Gates and her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Melinda’s recent exit from the foundation might consolidate that control in the hands of Bill.
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